"Portland-founded Salt & Straw — which is about to stake a bigger claim in the Bay Area with two new ice cream shops on the way — is getting ready to release 12 Bay Area specific flavors (that will stick around for good). Fans who want the first taste can show up on Thursday, June 28 at midnight (until 2 a.m.) for a free scoop in a cup or sugar cone. New “classic” flavors include Sightglass Coffee cashew praline and Cowgirl Creamery’s Mt. Tam cheese ice cream with swirls of sour cherry and apricot jam and candied bits of Acme Bread’s fruit and walnut bread." - Caleb Pershan